Hogback Road–Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, 4 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Mill Valley, CA. It climbs 1,797 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hogback Road–Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, 4 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,797 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 1,094–2,299 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: 37.91381, -122.58025
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Transit-accessible: Panoramic Highway & Edgewood Avenue stop 461 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hogback Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Miller Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Collier Spring Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Northside Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Indian Fire Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wheeler Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Hogback Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Matt Davis Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hogback Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:22 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Panoramic Highway & Edgewood Avenue stop 461 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · loop · via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
- 3.4 mi · loop · via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
- 5.2 mi · out & back · via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
- 5.7 mi · out & back · via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
- 5.8 mi · loop · via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
More from this trailhead
- Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail & Old Railroad Grade Fire Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 349 ft
- Hogback Road–Miller Trail, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,103 ft
- Dawn Falls–Verna Dunshee Viewpoint, 6 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 3,249 ft
- Temelpa Viewpoint–Temelpa Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,617 ft
- Plank Walk Viewpoint–Fern Creek Trail, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 1,534 ft
- Verna Dunshee Viewpoint–East Peak Fire Trail, 5 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,797 ft
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